Question follow-through · 1567

Long Covid: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of NHS pathways for patients with Long Covid, in particular the extent to which current service structures allow for an overall or holistic c

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
14 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
26 May 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

More questions by this MP on Health and care

Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.

Votes on this topic

These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.

Recorded timeline

  1. 14 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of NHS pathways for patients with Long Covid, in particular the extent to which current service structures allow for an overall or holistic c

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 26 May 2026

    Answer published

    The commissioning of services for Long Covid is the responsibility of integrated care boards, which should be in line with NHS England’s commissioning guidance for post-COVID services, which sets out a blueprint for best practice in supporting people with...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Speech and Language Disorders: Chichester

19 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the level of support available to children with situational mutism in Chichester constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Miscarriage: Chichester

2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of access to miscarriage investigation and support services for patients in the Chichester constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Miscarriage

2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to remove the requirement for three miscarriages before women are routinely offered support following pregnancy loss.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Incontinence: Health Services

22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to continence care services for residents in Chichester constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Incontinence: Health Services

22 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the (a) consistency and (b) quality of continence product procurement across NHS England.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Human Tissue: Storage

29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that patients and their families are informed about tissue freezing options prior to surgery where clinically appropriate.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Hospitals: Temperature

2 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve the resilience of critical hospital infrastructure against extreme heat events a) nationally and b) in Chichester constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Cardiovascular System: Drugs

6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to address supply issues of Ramipril.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Paramedical Staff

6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support structured recruitment pathways for newly qualified paramedics entering the ambulance workforce.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Paramedical Staff

6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure NHS ambulance trusts have sufficient funding to recruit newly qualified paramedics.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Paramedical Staff

6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase employment opportunities for newly qualified paramedics a) nationally and b) in Chichester constituency.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Infant Foods: Prices

8 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will take steps to help support families with the cost of infant formula.